title: Inhibition of protein synthesis by anti-5.8 S rRNA oligodeoxyribonucleotides.
abstract: To examine the role of the 5.8 S rRNA in ribosome function, oligodeoxyribonucleotides, complementary to chemically accessible sequences, were incubated with rabbit reticulocyte or wheat germ extracts undergoing protein synthesis in vitro. Significant and reproducible inhibitions were observed with several different oligonucleotides, the most inhibitory being specific for the universally conserved GAAC sequence. Mutant or heterologous sequences were substantially less inhibitory, results which clearly implicate the 5.8 S rRNA in the inhibitory process and are consistent with the possibility that the 5.8 S rRNA plays an important role in the binding of tRNA.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Walker
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Elela
authors.forename: R N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Nazar
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis / Q000187:drug effects*; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics*; D012340:RNA, Ribosomal, 5.8S / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000235:genetics*; D011817:Rabbits; D012156:Reticulocytes / Q000378:metabolism; D012639:Seeds; D014908:Triticum / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal; D012340:RNA, Ribosomal, 5.8S